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It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown

In the hey days of the Peanuts comic strip, Charles Schultz brought his philosophical half-pint characters to life in a series of half-hour television specials. This one introduced a new Halloween tradition -- waiting for the arrival of the Great Pumpkin. Get the movie review and more. »

About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson

Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.